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First National Tower, Suite 3700
1601 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 (Douglas Co.)
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(Main Office) McGrath North is an Omaha-based law firm that offers its clients a comprehensive, nationwide legal practice together with the integrity, personal attention, and work ethic of a mid-sized midwestern firm. The firm was founded in 1959 and has grown into one of the largest firms in Nebraska. McGrath North offers our clients a broad range of legal experience with expertise in virtually every area of the law, including corporate and business law, general and specialized litigation, tax and estate planning, legislative/governmental regulation, marketing and advertising, antitrust, white collar criminal defense, employee benefits, environmental, health care, insurance, international, labor, intellectual property, commercial contracts and finance, mergers and acquisitions, site selection incentives and real estate. Our attorneys coordinate efforts across specialization groups so that McGrath North clients are assured of receiving the most efficient and effective legal services. We are committed to providing our clients with the personal attention and resources necessary to deliver innovative and practical solutions regardless of the size or complexity of our clients' projects. The firm occupies five floors of the city's premier office space located in the First National Tower in the heart of downtown Omaha. Our offices are conveniently located across the street from the Federal Courthouse and a short walk to the Douglas County Courthouse. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice, Litigation and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Corporate and Corporate Financing, Insurance, International Business, Securities, Antitrust, Financial Institutions, Taxation, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Environmental, Marketing and Advertising, Franchising, Real Estate, Commercial Law and Creditors' Rights, Regulatory and Administrative, Employee Benefits and Estate Planning. Year Established: 1959
Firm Size: 60
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Omaha Airport Authority
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Valmont Industries, Inc.
Representative Clients:Adesta Communications
Ag Processing, Inc.
Bank of Bennington
Biofuels Solutions, LLC
CFM Realty Advisors
Cornhusker Motor Club
Creighton University
Drake-Williams Steel Corporation
Farm Credit Services of America
First Data Corporation
First National Bank of Holdrege
First National Bank of Omaha
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Lakin Enterprises
Louis Dreyfus Company
Midwest Industries, Inc.
Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC
Mutual of Omaha
Nebraska Medical Center
Payflex Systems USA
Peter Kiewit & Sons
Prairie Life Fitness LLC
Precision Industries
Supertel Hospitality, Inc.
United Healthcare
Wells Dairy, Inc.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
ClientsINSURANCE CLIENTS: Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Nebraska
Claims Professional Association
Federated Insurance Companies
General Casualty
Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
Podiatry Insurance Company of America
Sedgwick Claims Service.
AddressFirst National Tower, Suite 3700
1601 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102, (Douglas Co.)
PhonePhone: 402-341-3070
Fax: 402-341-0216
Websitehttp://www.mcgrathnorth.com
Dean G. Kratz (Member) born Sidney, Nebraska, June 26, 1924; admitted to bar, 1949, Nebraska; 1960, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1946; J.D., with honors, 1949). Delta Theta Phi. Member, University of Nebraska Law School Allen Moot Court Board, 1946-1949 and Chairman, 1949. Winner, Allen Moot Court Competition, University of Nebraska Law School, 1949. Listed for 20 years (all 10 editions) in "The Best Lawyers in America." Deputy Secretary of State, 1949-1951. Assistant Attorney General, 1951-1953. Nebraska Representative for U.S. Senator Dwight Griswold, 1952-1953. Judge (Part-Time), 1970-1994 and Presiding Judge, 1991-1994, Nebraska Court of Industrial Relations. President, Nebraska State Bar Foundation 2005-2008. Member, Nebraska State Bar Foundation Executive Committee 1997. Member, Nebraska State Bar Association Executive Council 2005-2008. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Law; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law.Email: Dean G. Kratz
David L. Hefflinger (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., cum laude, 1969; J.D., summa cum laude, 1972). Author: "Regulatory Pitfalls in Acquiring, Selling or Expanding a Business," NCLE Seminar; "Alternatives to Federal and State Registration of Securities," NCLE Seminar. Adjunct Professor, Creighton University School of Law, 1978-1986. Director, 1982-2002 and President, 1985, Great Plains Federal Tax Institute. Director, 1983-1996 and President, 1993-1994, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State (Member, House of Delegates, 1985-1998; Chairman, Section of Taxation, 1984-1985) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Taxation; Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Securities; Taxation; Business Law.Email: David L. Hefflinger
James P. Fitzgerald (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1968); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1974). Alpha Sigma Nu Honorary Society. Board of Editors, Creighton Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: "Reclassified Debt as a Second Class of Stock in Subchapter S Corporation," 6 Creighton Law Review 192 (1973), Reprinted 24 Monthly Digest of Tax Articles 36 (1973). Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Albert G. Schatz, District of Nebraska, 1974-1976. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: James P. Fitzgerald
Terrence D. O'Hare (Member) born Columbus, Nebraska, November 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Aviation Law Instructor, University of Nebraska Aviation Institute, 1990-1995. Lecturer, Creighton University School of Law Trial Advocacy Program. Member, Board of Directors, Nebraska Defense Counsel Association, 1987-1991. Member: Omaha (Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1988; President, 1991-1992), Nebraska State and American (Member: Forum on Air and Space Law; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Aviation Regulation; Aviation Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Class Action Litigation.Email: Terrence D. O'Hare
John F. Thomas (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: John F. Thomas
Jeffrey J. Pirruccello (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1974; J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Alpha Sigma Nu; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Author and Lecturer: Great Plains Federal Tax Institute; Nebraska Bar Association. Director and President (2005), Great Plains Federal Tax Institute; Director (2001-2004) and Member, Financial Planning Association of Nebraska. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants. Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Jeffrey J. Pirruccello
Lee H. Hamann (Member) born Davenport, Iowa, February 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Iowa, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1974); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: Omaha, Iowa State and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Business Law.Email: Lee H. Hamann
Mark F. Enenbach (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1973); Creighton University (J.D., 1976). Author: "Contracting with the Sovereign-A Liberty Interest," 16 Creighton Law Review 47 (1983), reprinted "Yearbook of Procurement Articles," Vol. 20, Federal Publications, Inc. (1983). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business; Litigation; Public Contract Law; Member, Sub-Committee on Debarment and Suspension) Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1976-1980]. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime; Government Regulatory Practice.Email: Mark F. Enenbach
Roger J. Miller (Member) born Yankton, South Dakota, October 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska, U.S. District Courts, District of Nebraska, Northern and Eastern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, Lincoln Inn, 1972-1973). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Economics of Law Practice; Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Roger J. Miller
Robert D. Mullin, Jr. (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska. Education: Notre Dame University (B.A., 1971); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Chairman, Nebraska Federal Practice Committee, 1990-1991. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1990; Chairman, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, 1988-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: First and Third Party Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Robert D. Mullin, Jr.
James D. Wegner (Member) born Fremont, Nebraska, July 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Alpha Sigma Nu; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant (Inactive). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; American Society of Certified Public Accountants; Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Aviation Law; Insurance Law.Email: James D. Wegner
Thomas C. McGowan (Member) born Superior, Nebraska, September 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth, Fifth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1972); Creighton University (J.D., 1976). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Thomas C. McGowan
A. Stevenson Bogue (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1975, Minnesota; 1977, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and District of Nebraska; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Ninth Circuits; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, Iowa. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1969); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1972). Member, Moot Court Board, 1970-1972. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1972-1977. Member: Omaha, Minnesota State, Nebraska State, South Dakota State, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Administrative Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Fellow: College of Employment and Labor Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; OSHA; Immigration.Email: A. Stevenson Bogue
William F. Hargens (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., summa cum laude, 1981). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Products Liability Litigation; Accountant Malpractice Defense.Email: William F. Hargens
Roger W. Wells (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1979; J.D., summa cum laude, 1981). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Editorial Staff, Creighton University Law Review, 1980-1981. Member, Moot Court Board. Author: "Outside Directors' Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Duty to Investigate," 13 Creighton Law Review, 383 (1979). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business; Taxation; International Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Roger W. Wells
Robert J. Bothe (Member) born Norfolk, Nebraska, March 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1973); Creighton University (J.D., 1976). Member, Creighton Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: "Banking Innovations in Nebraska: A Look at Electronic Funds Transfer Systems," 9 Creighton Law Review (1975). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Robert J. Bothe
James S. Jansen (Member) born Marshalltown, Iowa, March 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1970); Creighton University (J.D., 1973). Deputy County Attorney, Douglas County, 1974-1978, Douglas County Attorney (Elected) 1991-2003. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on Environment, Energy, Resource and Employment and Labor) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Commercial Litigation.Email: James S. Jansen
J. Terry Macnamara (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 15, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1960). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Basic Family and Federal Mediation Training, 1994-1996. Member: Omaha (Treasurer, 1972-1984; President, 1987-1988), Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1960-1962]. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Guardianships and Conservatorships; Mediation.Email: J. Terry Macnamara
Nicholas K. Niemann (Member) born Quincy, Illinois, May 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1978; J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Alpha Sigma Nu Honorary (Member, Alumni Board; President, 1992); Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Author: "Unrelated Business Income Tax," 13 Creighton Law Review 573 (1979-1980); "Nebraska's Tax Based Business Incentives," 21 Creighton Law Review 2 (1987-1988). Adjunct Professor, State Taxation, 1992 and Estate Planning, 1998-2002, Creighton University School of Law. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations; Nebraska Society of CPAs; American Institute of CPAs; Nebraska Tax Research Council; Nebraska Chamber of Commerce Tax Council; Omaha Chamber of Commerce Tax and Government Affairs Councils. Fellow: Nebraska State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: State Taxation; State Business Tax Incentives; Business Owner Exit Planning; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Taxation.Email: Nicholas K. Niemann
Steven P. Case (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Administrative Law; Natural Resources Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Business Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Steven P. Case
James G. Powers (Member) born Ogallala, Nebraska, November 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1980); Creighton University (J.D., 1984). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business; Litigation; Member, Subcommittee on Agricultural and Agri-Business Financing, Commercial Financial Services) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy.Email: James G. Powers
Ronald L. Comes (Member) born Carroll, Iowa, November 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Iowa; 1983, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and District of Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1976). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Omaha, Iowa State, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Construction; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate; Construction; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ronald L. Comes
David G. Anderson (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1977); Creighton University (J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Board of Editors, Creighton Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: David G. Anderson
Robert G. Dailey (Member) born North Platte, Nebraska, June 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Creighton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Author: "The Demise of the Public Use Doctrine in State Takings," 18 Creighton Law Review 789 (1985); "Equitable Conversion," 17 Creighton Law Review 585 (1984). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leases; Construction Law; Hotel and Condominium Development and Management; Condominium Agreements; Commercial Finance.Email: Robert G. Dailey
Douglas E. Quinn (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Author, "A General Practitioner's Primer on the FDCPA," Nebraska Lawyer, May 2001. Co-Author: "Understanding the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 in Nebraska," Lorman Publications; "Enforcing Judgments in Nebraska," Lorman Publications; "Nebraska Collection Law" and "Nebraska Enforcing Secured Claims on Personal Property," PESI Publications. Speaker, Bankruptcy, Judgments and Consumer Finance Law Seminars, 1982-2003. Faculty Member, NCLE Bankruptcy Seminars. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State (Executive Committee, Bankruptcy Section, 1989-1992 and 1998-1999) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporations; Banking and Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; American Collectors Association (State MAP Chairman, 1999-2003, 2007). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Consumer Finance; Commercial Litigation.Email: Douglas E. Quinn
J. Scott Paul (Member) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, January 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1978); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: Omaha (President, 2006-2007), Nebraska State, Iowa State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law, Tort and Insurance, Litigation) Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: J. Scott Paul
James J. Frost (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, April 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1978; J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Federal Judicial Clerkship, District of Nebraska, 1981-1983. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Complex Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability.Email: James J. Frost
Guy Lawson (Member) born Elba, Alabama, March 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2007, New York. Education: Valdosta State College (B.A., 1976); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Member, Creighton Law Review, 1984-1986. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Section on: Business Law) Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S.A.F., 1976-1983]. Practice Areas: Securities; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Guy Lawson
John A. Andreasen (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Thomas College; St. Louis University (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Creighton University (J.D., 1981). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: John A. Andreasen
Denise Mazour (Member) born DeRidder, Louisiana, December 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 1981); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks.Email: Denise Mazour
James J. Niemeier (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Kearney State College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Creighton University (J.D., 1988). Member, Creighton University School of Law International Moot Court Board, 1986-1988. Member, Creighton Law Review, 1986-1988. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 2004-2005) and American (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Bankruptcy.Email: James J. Niemeier
Keith P. Larsen (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.C.M., 1978); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Tau Beta Pi; Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, International Moot Court Board. Executive Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Business Law; International Law; Transportation Law.Email: Keith P. Larsen
Patrick E. Brookhouser, Jr. (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1990, Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Yale College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Law Clerk to The Hon. John R. Gibson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1989-1990. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Regulatory and Administrative Law; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Patrick E. Brookhouser, Jr.
Daniel C. Pape (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Alpha Sigma Nu; Omicron Delta Kappa. International Moot Court (President, 1989-1990). Associate Staff, Creighton Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: "Fundamental Public Policy-Per Se Rule or Case-by-Case Determination: Modern Computer Systems," 23 Creighton Law Review 601 (1990). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Finance; Taxation.Email: Daniel C. Pape
Thomas J. Kelley (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1992, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2007, Iowa. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1986); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Alpha Theta. Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Government Regulatory Practice; Litigation; Business Law; Telecommunications Law; Telemarketing Law.Email: Thomas J. Kelley
William J. Birkel (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, April 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2008, Iowa. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.B.A., 1987); Creighton University (J.D., 1990). Member, Moot Court Board. Student Bar President. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and Iowa State Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: William J. Birkel
Patrick J. Straka (Member) born Atkinson, Nebraska, April 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., with highest distinction, 1990; J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Staff, Nebraska Law Review, 1992-1993. Author: "Executive Compensation Disclosure: The SEC's Attempt to Facilitate Market Forces," 72 Nebraska Law Review 803 (1993). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Patrick J. Straka
Aaron A. Clark (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, July 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S., 1990); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Associate Staff, Creighton Law Review, 1991-1993. Author: "Arbitrability of Disputes in Dual Contracts: Swensen's Ice Cream Co. v. Corsair Corp.," 25 Creighton Law Review 957 (1992). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Aaron A. Clark
W. Gregory O'Kief (Member) born Valentine, Nebraska, March 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989; J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Member, 1990-1992 and Student Articles Editor, 1991-1992, Creighton Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable C. Thomas White, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: W. Gregory O'Kief
Kristopher J. Covi (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, January 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Nebraska. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1995); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1998). Order of the Barristers. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Environmental Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Kristopher J. Covi
Jeffrey S. Penne (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Assistant Editor, Creighton University Law Review, 1997-1998. Author: "The Eighth Circuit Recognizes a Successor Corporation's Duty to Warn in Sherlock v. Quality Control Equipment Company," 30 Creighton Law Review 1053 (1997). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Jeffrey S. Penne
Vicki L. Meadors (Member) born Huron, South Dakota, April 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Tax Court; 2008, Iowa. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., cum laude, 1994); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; Omaha Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning.Email: Vicki L. Meadors
Jason D. Benson (Member) born Rochester, Minnesota, August 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Nebraska. Education: Coe College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Business Law.Email: Jason D. Benson
Michael T. Eversden (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Nebraska. Education: Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Texas (J.D., 2000). Lecturer: "Recent Developments Under the FDCPA," Nebraska Collectors Association, 2003; "Avoidance Actions & Personal Guarantees," National Association of Credit Management, 2004; "Overview of UCC Revised Article 9," National Association of Credit Management, 2005; "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Seminar," National Association of Credit Management, 2005; "Advanced Judgment Enforcement," Lorman Education Services, 2005. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael T. Eversden
Brian T. McKernan (Member) born Hebron, Nebraska, November 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Nebraska. Education: Creighton University (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Traveling Member, Moot Court and Trial Practice Teams, 2001. Member, Creighton University Law Review, 1999-2001. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Franchise and Distribution Law.Email: Brian T. McKernan
Michaela A. Smith (Member) born Storm Lake, Iowa, December 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2003, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Loyola University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient: Goldberg Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 1998; Significant Achievement in Litigation Award, 2001. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michaela A. Smith
Patrick D. Pepper (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 31, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.B.A., 2002); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Domestic Moot Court Board, 2004-2005. Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review, 2005. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Patrick D. Pepper
Tracy L. Deutmeyer (Member) born Dyersville, Iowa, January 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2005, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., with distinction, 1998); University of Iowa (J.D., 2002). Member, 2000-2001 and Associate Editor, 2001-2002, University of Iowa Journal of Corporation Law. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State, Iowa State and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section; District Representative, Young Lawyers Division, 2006-2008; E-Communications Board Member, Young Lawyers Division, 2008) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Technology Law; Internet Law; Litigation.Email: Tracy L. Deutmeyer
Thomas O. Kelley (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, July 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with high distinction, 2003; M.B.A., 2003). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Theodore C. Sorensen Fellowship, 2002-2003. Member, National Moot Court Team, 2002-2003. Research Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 2001-2002. Research Assistant, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1998-2000. Author: Note, "Nebraska's $160 Million Liability? - Entergy Arkansas, Inc. v. Nebraska," 241 F.2d 979 (8th Cir.), 80 Neb. L. Rev. 574 (2001). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Government Defense Litigation.Email: Thomas O. Kelley
Thomas M. Worthington (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 2001); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Thomas M. Worthington
Jennifer R. Deitloff (Associate) born Scottsbluff, Nebraska, April 14, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 2000); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with honors, 2006). Member (2004-2006) and Problem Writer (2004-2005), Nebraska Moot Court Board. Trained Mediator, The Mediation Center in Lincoln Nebraska (1999). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Immigration Law.Email: Jennifer R. Deitloff
Robert P. Diederich (Associate) born Columbus, Nebraska, April 28, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Nebraska, U.S. District Court of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.B.A., with highest distinction, 2003); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with high distinction, 2006). Recipient, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence. Member, University of Nebraska Law Review (2004-2006). Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert P. Diederich
Matthew R. Ottemann (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, July 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Nebraska; U.S. District Court of Nebraska; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member, Creighton Law Review (2004-2006). Member, International Moot Court Board (2005-2006). Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: Lexis Nexis Federal Tax Advisor; Nexis Nebraska Practice Insights. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Society of CPAs. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation; State Business Tax Incentives; Estate Planning .Email: Matthew R. Ottemann
Jonathan L. Grob (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, April 17, 1983; admitted to bar, 2007, Nebraska, Iowa, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Colorado at Denver (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 2007). Member, Nebraska Law Review (2005-2007, Executive Editor 2006). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Author, "Profits Interests In a Service Partnership: Entrance and Forfeiture Under the 2005 Proposed Regulations," 85 Nebraska Law Review 1093 (2007) - reprinted in Volume 58 of The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, Number 1 October 2007. Recipient, Delta Theta Phi Academic Achievement Award, 2006. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate Planning and Estate Administration; Corporate and Business Law.Email: Jonathan L. Grob
Daniel Carnahan (Associate) born Chadron, Nebraska, January 14, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Nebraska and U.S.District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., with distinction, 2003); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2007). Executive Board Member, University of Nebraska Moot Court Board. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Awards - Corporations, Healthcare Finance, Land Use Planning, Securities Regulation, and Style and Composition in Legal Writing. Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society. Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.
Nicholas Grennan (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2005), Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation.
OF COUNSELDonald B. da Parma (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., June 22, 1941; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1990, Nebraska. Education: L'Universite de Caen, France; Dartmouth College (B.A., 1963); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1969. Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1969-1970. Member, Magistrates Selection Panel, Southern District of New York, 1983-1993. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: International Law and Practice; Business Law). [U.S. Navy, 1963-1967, Active Duty; Lt., USNR].Email: Donald B. da Parma
Rodney Shkolnick (Of Counsel) born Davenport, Iowa, December 3, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, Iowa; 1962, Nebraska. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1953; J.D., with distinction, 1955). Phi Alpha Delta. Comments Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1954-1955. Professor of Law, Creighton University School of Law, 1961. Dean, Creighton University School of Law, 1977-1988, Dean Emeritus, 1994. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations.
Sandra D. Morar (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Nebraska, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Alpha Sigma Nu. Creighton Law Review Member, 1986-1988 and Editor-in-Chief, 1987-1988. Co-Author, Nutritional Claims for Functional Foods and Supplements, Toxicology, Volume 221, published April 2006. Author: Inside the Minds, "The Laws Behind Advertising," chapter entitled "The Business of an Advertising Lawyer," published Spring 2006; Inside the Minds, "Winning Legal Strategies for Food and Drug Companies, A General Overview for New Food Attorneys," chapter entitled "Overview of What a Food Lawyer Needs to Know," published Summer 2006; "Police Immunity From Civil Suit - Malley v. Briggs," 20 Creighton Law Review 193, 1986. Lecturer, New York University Communication Ethics, Law and Regulatory, Spring 2008. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Spring 1990 through Spring 1992, Creighton Law School. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Business Law; Science and Technology Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Consumer Products Law; Computer and Communication Law; Trade Regulation; Advertising and Marketing Law.Email: Sandra D. Morar
David H. Roe (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska, May 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Omaha, Nebraska State and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Banks and Banking; Business Law.Email: David H. Roe
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John E. North (1925-2008).
Robert D. Mullin, Sr. (1919-2002).
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